David Cameron: 'Liam Fox has my full support'

The Prime Minister says the Defence Secretary has his full support as he is investigated over his relationship with Adam Werritty.

Mr Cameron said that the events in Libya were a testament to the abilities of the Defence Secretary and his department and showed that Dr Fox gave “good leadership”.

Dr Fox has come under increasing pressure to explain his relationship with Mr Werritty, his friend and former flatmate after damaging revelations including one made by this newspaper that Mr Werritty acted as Dr Fox's personal envoy to Sri Lanka, arranging his meetings with senior ministers, though he has no official government role.

In an extraordinary public statement, Dr Fox admitted on Sunday that the line between his public duties and private life had been "blurred".